Madam White Snake (2001)

Madam White Snake (2001)(白蛇新传)

The television serial was based on a legendary folk tale involving a snake spirit and her male lover, but was adapted in this version to include the presence of a black snake who is the snake spirit's mentor and the White Snake Spirit being trapped under the pagoda for 20 years, when in the original tale she was trapped under the tower for centuries. (Source: Drama Wiki)